Energy March 2022

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DOMESTIC GAS OUTLOOK

SOLUTIONS FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE: AUSTRALIA’S EVOLVING GAS NETWORK

by Annabelle Powell, Journalist, Energy magazine The legal framework that underlies the regulation of gas networks was conceptualised with the assumption that future demand for gas would be growing or steady. This assumed paradigm is starting to be challenged as the energy transformation in Australia, including the retirement of fossil fuel generators for electricity and growing investment in renewable energy, gives rise to significant uncertainty in natural gas demand.

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